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Plate size – What’s in your Cupboard?

Straight up? This is a post about the importance of plate size. In the States, the average dinner plate size has increased by a third since 1960 – from 9 inches to 12 inches. Bigger plates encourage larger portions and the consumption of more calories. In 1961, the average...

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Classic Recipe for Tortilla Espanola

There are several tapas that are the bread and butter of Spain. The Spanish Tortilla is one of them. Really, who can argue with potatoes, eggs and onions? The Tortilla Espanola is a fabulous appetizer. Rebecca Brand was kind enough to feature our Tierra Collection of terra...

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Battle to be the “World’s Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil” – and why this is misleading.

There is a raging battle going on in Andalusia, Spain. The olive mills are fighting for awards at international fairs and everybody is going for SPECTACULAR! The Olive Oil Times, a very good source for industry information, lists many articles about competitions and awards, a...

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Is Extra Virgin Olive Oil Like Wine?

Is extra virgin olive oil like wine? Side by side in a blind taste test, would one olive oil rise to the top? If so, what would be the characteristics of that olive oil? After living in Southern Spain for seven years where extra virgin olive oil is a part of every meal, I de...

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How to Survive in the Jungle of Spanish Wines

Baby Bacchus is alive and well in Spain. While you won’t find many Spaniards worshiping the Roman God of Wine, you will definitely find wine at most meals. Wine is an important element of the Spanish gastronomical experience. But, there are so many wines in Spain it can be a...

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Extra virgin or just some pomice and chemical pretender?

3 recommendations to help buy the real thing - extra virgin olive oil.

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Andalusian olives

Andalusia - olive orchards galore!

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Sevillan Artist David Noalia – Paintings on Form Wood (July 2015)

I think for most people, it is hard to describe what you like about a painting. I have always found it hard to express more than a couple of sentences. Usually I say something...

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Flamenco Music in Andalusia, Spain

An introduction to Flamenco music of Andalusia, Spain.

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Botijos, Huchas, Jarras, Jarros and Beautiful Ani

Botijos, pronounced …bo- TEE-hoes …. are Spanish, earthenware water jugs. For centuries, the Spanish botijos provided cool drinking water even during the hottest days (still do in fact). The shape of the botijo along with the porous clay used to make it, allow the jug to “swea...

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